Understanding Check for Session 3

What is the purpose of the Principles?

• To share good practice for HOW to build essential skills

• To share good practice for WHY to build essential skills

• To tell students why they should build essential skills

• For parents to know what is going on in school

Which of these is NOT a principle?

• Aiming High

• Keep it Simple

• Start early, keep going

• Focus Tightly

Which of these is NOT a principle?

• Measure it

• Teamwork

• Keep practising

• Bring it to Life

What is Keep It Simple?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Be consistent in focusing on core competencies

• Use the same language whenever talking about core skills

• Only work with the youngest learners

• Ensure learners understand what is meant by the core competences

What is Start Early, Keep Going?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Only teach core skills in the morning

• Only teach core skills to primary learners

• Core Skills need to be taught to all learners at the appropriate step

• All learners should be taught the same step, whatever their age

What is meant by the principle of Measure It?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• We can assess individual steps for individual students

• We should measure how long we have taught core skills for

• We can only hope that learners are building their core skills

• We can use assessment to see what learners do well, and where they can improve

What is the principle of Focus Tightly about?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• We should focus on teaching individual skill steps

• We should try to cover as many steps as possible in one go

• We should make sure learners are working at the right skill step

• Teachers should work really, really hard

What does the principle of Keep Practising mean?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• We should link to skill steps in other subject learning

• We should stop teaching other subjects and only teach core skills

• We should encourage learners to practice their core skills outside school

• We should not waste subject teaching time on core skills

What does the principle of Bring it to Life mean?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Learners can not build core skills in the classroom

• Learners should learn how core skills are useful in their wider lives and employment

• Learners should use their core competences in lots of areas

• Teachers should link core competences to other parts of learners' lives

How can we directly teach a skill step?